by Crofton Yoga | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog
On Whalehead Beach, North Carolina sit the remains of The Metropolis, a ship that wrecked in January of 1878. Originally a Civil War vessel called USS Stars and Stripes, it was recommissioned as the Metropolis in 1871 and was sailing from Philadelphia to Brazil...
by Crofton Yoga | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog
While many yoga students share that they feel better after attending their weekly yoga class, is there scientific evidence that yoga actually helps the body? Yes! Overwhelmingly, the scientific community has concluded that yoga not only offers...
by Crofton Yoga | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Moving your yoga practice from the studio to your home can be challenging. Unlike the studio, where your session fee holds you accountable, finding accountability at home can be a much more difficult task—especially when there’s laundry calling or yard work...
by Crofton Yoga | Apr 10, 2017 | Blog
Kids gain amazing benefits from regularly practicing yoga. Yoga offers physical, emotional, and mental gifts for Every Body. As learning and growing beings, kids are best suited to quickly absorb the principles of yoga. Studies report that today’s kids experience...
by Crofton Yoga | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Yoga alone offers many benefits to the body; however, paired with meditation, yoga offers a powerful mind-body connection which has been supported with scientific evidence. The ability to meld the body with the mind has long existed in yoga’s history. In fact, in...
by Crofton Yoga | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog
As one of the oldest languages in the world, Sanskrit can sound confusing to Western ears. It is a ceremonial language that is not commonly spoken, but found in ancient texts. Considered as a sacred language to those of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain faiths, many ancient...